Senate approves Cagayan de Oro’s two districts

by Rubelyn B. Yap/City Information Office
Date Published: 2007-01-23

Its final! Cagayan de Oro now has two congressional districts.

City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano made this disclosure after the Senate Committee on Local Government approved yesterday the creation of a second congressional district for Cagayan de Oro. A public hearing was held yesterday in the Senate Committee on Local Government chaired by Senator Alfredo Lim. It was attended by some local officials led by Vice Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers. The creation of the second congressional district was authored by Congressman Constantino G. Jaraula of the lone district of Cagayan de Oro through House Bill No. HB05658 which pushed for the creation of a second congressional district in the city by splitting the present lone district. Mayor Emano said that the creation of a second congressional district in the city will mean more voices to carry the sentiments of the Cagayanons before the Congress. “I am glad that it was finally approved because it will mean better and improved services for the growing population of the city,” Mayor Emano pointed out. The city chief executive said that the creation of a second congressional district is very timely as the city experiences an enormous socio-economic progress, securing its position as bustling metropolis in this part of Mindanao. The committee of Sen. Lim is now bringing the approved bill in the plenary hall of the senate for approval before February 10, after which it will be brought to Malacanang for the President’s signature. The creation of the city’s second district will pave the way for the election of two House representatives for the city in Congress and 16 city councilors at the local legislative branch. Mayor Emano likewise thanked all the officials and the people of Cagayan de Oro who supported the creation of the city’s second district.

^^Congratulations to Cagayan de Oro on its 2nd district :banana:

taken from business world.

Big players’ entry seen to boost Cagayan de Oro property market

Cagayan de Oro City — The entry of Ayala Corp. and other Manila-based property developers into this city is expected to create a more exciting and challenging property market.

"We welcome national property players here. That means Cagayan de Oro must be doing well because Ayala is coming," said Marlon B. Escalicas, manager of property developer Crown Communities Cagayan, Inc.

Officials of the city’s local planning and development office told BusinessWorld earlier that Cagayan de Oro’s blueprint through 2010 calls for the development of the uptown portion of the city anchored largely on major investments from private developers.

The city’s strategic plan is divided into two parts: west up-town and east uptown, with the Cagayan de Oro River as the reference point.

The Pueblo de Oro Township, owned by Manila-based Regatta Properties and Beacon Property Ventures, leads the west uptown’s development while the east up-town’s plan has close to 700 hectares of land for development by Ayala Corp. and Fil-Estate Land.

The city’s planning office said the infrastructure systems in these areas are already in place. Construction is ongoing for support facilities.

In 2005, Ayala executives informed city Mayor Vicente Emano of a planned P4-billion mixed-use complex targeted for development in barangay Indahag, east of the city. Under the plan, an initial investment of P2 billion will increase to P4 billion by 2010, the mayor said.

The planned complex will include a shopping mall, high-rise structures, recreation facilities, and other upscale community amenities.

"[Ayala] already submitted its locational clearance, and after processing their documents such as development permit and others, it will start to develop the area," said Estrella F. Sagaral, acting city planning and development coordinator.

Attractive market

Cagayan de Oro, with a population of over 600,000 growing annually by 3.12%, strategically links Mindanao’s cities to major ports in the Visayas.

The local property market covers not only local residents and institutions and those in the province of Misamis Oriental, but also includes establishments and workers in the 50-mile Cagayan-Iligan industrial corridor.

Estimates showed that a major chunk of this market has a monthly income of P14,000 to P75,000 per household, figures that could qualify under economic and open-market housing.

"Overseas workers provide a major impact on our sales since they have high purchasing power," said Remy Alejandrino, senior manager for corporate affairs of Pueblo de Oro Development Corp.

Aside from overseas workers, affluent families from nearby Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte — especially Iligan City — and the Caraga Region also buy local housing packages offered in the city.

Although the market is generally biased towards low-cost housing, or units priced up to P600,000, the industry is currently looking at medium-cost projects, or those priced up to P1 million, and up-scale packages of up to P5 million per unit.

Crown Communities, Pueblo de Oro, A. Brown Co., Johndorf Ventures Corp. and Robinsons Land are a few of the major property firms operating in the city. Crown Communities is developing its 150-hectare European-style subdivision called Gran Europa.

With projects in the Lumbia area going to the city’s airport, the company aims to accommodate all segments of the market.

"We would like to articulate to the buyers that they can have a taste of Europe but don’t have to spend much," said Mr. Escalicas.

The expansion of the subdivision also indicates the direction is towards high-end packages. It is currently developing another enclave with a French-Italian concept which has house-and-lot packages costing P5 million to P6 million.

Pueblo de Oro has also been developing its township project composed of residential subdivisions, a commercial center, business and information technology park and a golf and country club.

"We are developing the building blocks for the buyers to be secured when they live here," Ms. Alejandrino said.

The firm has partnered with Johndorf Ventures Corp. and Robinsons Hillsborough in the development of economic, medium-cost and high-end packages that are priced from P300,000 to P4 million.

It is also developing a 360-hectare property in Lumbia into a subdivision called Forest View Town-homes.

Another major Cagayan de Oro player is A. Brown Co. which is developing a project within the Xavier Estates at the Lumbia area, with the Xavier Sports and Country Club as one of its amenities.

It also has a new subdivision in Agusan district located at the west uptown part of the city. It also owns Teak Wood Hills, an upscale development.

Ms. Sagaral said Ayala’s entry comes at a good time since the city has been bullish in developing its infrastructure system.

"We welcome [major property firms here]. They are important to the growth of the city," she said.

Ayala’s entry also adds to the city government’s income and provides economic opportunities to local residents, she said.

"Ayala will hire local people and thus would boost local employment," she added.

Hindi na 'to hearsy, nasa national news level na... Ang sarap ng umaga pag ganitong balita ang nagpabilog sa 'yong mga mata.

Oro cabs required to bear posters of tourist spots
by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/City Council
Date Published: 2007-01-25

TAXICABS operating in the city will soon take part in the campaign to advertise the city’s tourist spots. This developed after the City Council during its regular session yesterday presided over by Vice Mayor Michelle Spiers enacted an ordinance requiring owners or operators of taxicabs to paste or attach plastic stickers printed with the name or drawing of any of the tourist spots in the city on both the rear side doors of their units and for other purposes.

The ordinance provides that posting of such posters will be a prerequisite in the issuance of business permits to the operators. It authorizes the City Tourism Office to accredit and designate a single supplier to come up with the best design and specification for the purpose. Taxi operators will be granted tax rebates equivalent to the cost of the required stickers. The City Council also passed a corollary resolution requesting the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to make this a requirement in the issuance of franchises for taxicabs. Councilor Edgar Cabanlas, chair of the committee on tourism and Councilor Reynaldo Advincula, jointly authored the ordinance, in an effort to maximize information drive to promote the city’s tourism industry.


Magandang propossal na yan, sana sponsor na ng city government ang pagpapintura ng mga taxicabs.

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I like this angle of picture, midrise ang mga structures at urbanized na urbanized ang dating.

One of my clients here is traveling this February to CDO with a bunch of other golf hounds to participate in the PAL Golf Tournament. I had lunch with him last Tuesday aand that's when I learned about his plan. He has some reservations about safety purportedly due to the recent terror scares in Mindanao. I hope I did well in my sales pitch for him both for my products and Mindanao as well. :lol:

I told him about getting accomodation at Mullberry Suites which I said is within a commercial complex called Limketkai where most of the necessities are conveniently accessible.

Magandang propossal na yan, sana sponsor na ng city government ang pagpapintura ng mga taxicabs.

Parang they're considering com'l establishments in the city to sponsor the stickers.. So as to advertise their businesses to taxi riders also..

One of my clients here is traveling this February to CDO with a bunch of other golf hounds to participate in the PAL Golf Tournament. I had lunch with him last Tuesday aand that's when I learned about his plan. He has some reservations about safety purportedly due to the recent terror scares in Mindanao. I hope I did well in my sales pitch for him both for my products and Mindanao as well. :lol:

I told him about getting accomodation at Mullberry Suites which I said is within a commercial complex called Limketkai where most of the necessities are conveniently accessible.

Most probably theyd be advised to house in Hotel Koresco.. For their own convinience..

Hindi na 'to hearsy, nasa national news level na... Ang sarap ng umaga pag ganitong balita ang nagpabilog sa 'yong mga mata.

published nga sa national paper bai...pero notice the writter, nakalagay correspondent..

The following five PMOs garnered the highest volume of cargo share to the over-all cargo throughput, and this time their ranking is presented below:


PMO______________________TONNAGE (Million M.T.)________% Share to Total

Batangas__________________19.58_________________________12.61
Cagayan de Oro___________17.64_________________________11.60
Limay______________________7.51__________________________11.32
Mla. North Harbor___________16.20__________________________10.37
MICT______________________4.85__________________________09.25

PPA (http://www.ppa.com.ph/Port%20Statistics/PORTSTAT.htm)

found this article.. So Limketkai has really plans of putting up a hospital, condominium building, and 320 room hotel,

Ayala to put up P4-B center in Cagayan de Oro
Ellen P. Red
Business World
January 17, 2005

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Ayala Corp. plans to build a P4-billion complex in Bgy. Indahag in this city that will feature shopping malls and high-rise condominiums.

This was learned from Mayor Vicente Emano, who said Ayala Corp. representatives visited city hall recently to discuss the project.

He also said that with an initial investment of P2 billion growing to P4 billion in several years, the Ayala project would help create jobs for city residents.

Cagayan de Oro currently hosts nine mixed-use shopping malls: SM City, Robinsons' Big R Super Center, Limketkai Center, and three malls each for the Gaisano and Ororama groups.

Limketkai, a pioneering mall developer in this city, is developing its Limketkai Center into a central business district. Aside from the shopping mall, the center now hosts open cafes, restobars, and a few townhouses. Limketkai mall also features an atrium that can accomodate 4,500 people.

Limketkai proposes to put up condominium units, a hospital with links to US-based specialists, a commercial building for private offices, and a government building that will house local and national government offices.

Part of its plan is the development of a one-hectare area into a basement parking, ground floor department store, four modern theaters on the third floor, and a 320-room business hotel.

The 30-hectare Limketkai Center opened in June 1991. So far, nine hectares have been developed. Two of the biggest locators in the center are Plaza Fair and Robinsons.

Rodelsa Hall, Liceo de Cagayan University

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2nd level north concourse connected to the skywalk


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WOW! all these developments makes me so proud to be Cagayanon!:banana:

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mmm.. gipulihan ug furniture shop ang Kenny R. asa na kaha siya karon?

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"Talk of the Town" another u/c @ Rosario arcade

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Thanks for the pics @Exile.. So butangan nila ug roof ang skywalk..?^^

mmm.. gipulihan ug furniture shop ang Kenny R. asa na kaha siya karon?

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I see..pero murag temporary ra ni nga tenant..

wala na gyud ang Kenny kay gipang tang tang na man ang mga billboard..

2nd level north concourse connected to the skywalk


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Hmmm.. i dont see any clue that this part of the mall will have leasable spaces..

Thanks for the pics @Exile.. So butangan nila ug roof ang skywalk..?^^

yeah, trapal lang kuno ingon ang guard.

yeah, trapal lang kuno ingon ang guard.

stilan...trapal? nah! may pag wa'.. may pag i-patern nlng nila sa roofing sa ilang mga covered walkways.. katong murag fiber glass nga puti.. unsa man ning ketkai oi.. :lol: magkatawa nlng ta..:lol:

baka naman special na trapal..grabe naman yung guard..lols, i forgot what its called lang pero my ganun na trapal na ginamit sa usa ka tensile structure sa MTS dire

;11482802']baka naman special na trapal..grabe naman yung guard..lols, i forgot what its called lang pero my ganun na trapal na ginamit sa usa ka tensile structure sa MTS dire

bisan pa uy..mas tsada unta ug permanent structures lang ilang ipang butang diha..

bitaw, nindot pud siguro nga klase sa trapal bai oi, violent reaction man dayon ka. hehe...

bitaw, nindot pud siguro nga klase sa trapal bai oi, violent reaction man dayon ka. hehe...

hehehe, sauna man gud, dili ko ganahan nga atupan na..pero na realize nako nga ok man diay..pero dapat naay glass curtain wall dayon..:D pwede dayon diha ibutang ang mga food stalls..:D

pero unsaon man, kay dili man ta ang arki ana..hehe

lew..pang permanent man to..murag trapal ra man, pero dili gud..i forgot lang the name of the material pero nindot man.:bash: paghulat ra gud..ispia ra, migasto sila ug pagkanindot nga structure human maot na roof ila ibutang :bash:

lols

;11483094']lew..pang permanent man to..murag trapal ra man, pero dili gud..i forgot lang the name of the material pero nindot man.:bash: paghulat ra gud..ispia ra, migasto sila ug pagkanindot nga structure human maot na roof ila ibutang :bash:

lols

sakto si waway, FX.:lol:

Cge na nga cge na nga..:lol: :D

Carmen Bridge

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mao na tung duol sa Comm on Audit? if so, dira mi naglakawlakaw nga hubog gikan night cafe to the COA dorm :lol:

Yup.. katong kilid sa city hall.

Kalakaw pud ko diha...first time..

Night Cafe - Divisoria

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High Ridge

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CDO River

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@Exile, na ko PM nimo..:)

i see atleast covered ang skywalk :)

pero disappointed ko sa roofing...:D

pero disappointed ko sa roofing...:D

temporary lang siguro na @lew...

City Hall to host Pasalamat Party for US medical team
by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/City Council
Date Published: 2007-01-25

AS an act of gratitude to the Texas and Los Angeles Medical team, the city government, through the City Tourism Board headed by Rhia Rita Abalos, will host a Pasalamant Party for them tomorrow night. Mayor Vicente Emano, who invited the medical team to serve the city’s indigents, will distribute plaques and certificates of appreciation to the visiting doctors and all those who supported the three-day medical mission held at the City Tourism Hall.Rep. Constantino Jaraula, Northern Mindanao Medical Center head Dr. Evelyn Clarete, OIC Dr. Jose C. Chan, chief of the Medical Professional Staff, and Misamis Oriental Medical Society President Meneleo Navarro are among those invited to grace the affair.

SERVICES The medical specialists, in cooperation with the City Health Office headed by Dr. Jerie Calingasan, were able to serve hundreds of men, women and children during the three-day outpatient services at the City Tourism Hall. Free medicines were also given to the patients. Meanwhile, the surgical team also performed various surgical procedures to 71 patients at the NMMC. Based on data gathered by The Power, 11 patients were operated for Thyroidectomy, 10 for Herniorrhaphy, 6 for Cholecystectomy, 4 Thyroid Lobectomy, 5 Hydrocholectomy, 7 for Total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (TAHBSO), 4 for Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, (TAH) and 2 for Mastectomy.Other procedures included excision of Thyroid mass, aspiration of cyst and excision of mole adenopathy, among others. In an interview with The Power, NMMC Operating Room Supervisor Imelda Akut said that the doctors were not only efficient and fast but also used state-of-the art gadgets and modern procedures. The medical mission ended yesterday. The visit of the foreign doctors was facilitated by a special committee created by Mayor Emano headed by City Accountant Wilma Rugay and the City Tourism Board. The City Council during its regular session on Wednesday also adopted a resolution thanking the medical mission for its laudable project in serving the city’s indigent constituents.The resolution was authored by Councilor Simeon Licayan, chair of the committee on health.

temporary lang siguro na @lew...

unta..it'd be better unta if murag extension sa mall ang dating.. murag Gaisano style ba..

u mean glass covered?

yup...that's my idea.. pero clear glass would do best.. kanang open air, i kinda hate the idea..

ahhh murag naia terminal 2

Mao..but got no power to revise their plans..

GTG guys, hi pinaloymaker:hi:

have to wake up early for my exam.. :hi:

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Wow, I thought parang overpass walk lang pero based sa pictures parang Gaisano Mall bridge ang dating:)

gusto naku more pictures inside the SM and Ket kai...please!,.....:)

"Talk of the Town" another u/c @ Rosario arcade

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Ganda ng developments sa CDO. I'll make sure I segue there once I'm home. I like Limketkai vicinity the most.

^^Its like Visayas & Mindanao's version of the Ayala Center in Makati.

^^

I agree, that's Mindanao's and Visayas' version of Ayala Centre in Makati.

Anyway, speaking of projects..

I watched the telecast of 129th regular session of the city council. They discussed the ordinance which should give benefits to the people in Kauswagan and Bonbon as they shall be relocated soon to give way for the Coastal Road and Reclamation project on such coastal barangays.. This project shall be implemented in 2008 under BOT scheme..

Kung madevelop na kanang reclamation area, maforce nasab ang Ayala nga i-develop nila ang land nila duol or abay diha. Another huge business district soon will rise! Reclamation area + Ayala will boost the development in the Northwest portion of the city. Ug kanang westbound terminal and Market sa Bulua nga duol ra sa reclamation area, mosamot na kabibo ug mafull pledge na ang pakinabang nito.

tanong ko lang. bakit cagayan de oro is the city of golden friendship? oro is gold, right? so cagayan means friendship? hehe

Dati ang Cagayan na pangalan ay "Cagayan de Misamis" and nung na city na siya tinanggal ang misamis since capital naman talaga ng Misamis Oriental at pinalitan ng Oro basing on the legend and history of past na may mga ginto sa mga ilog. And then former mayor Rubin Canoy named "CDO: City of Golden Friendship" dahil wala nang nakikitang mga ginto sa mga ilog nagyon kundi ang "valuable friendship "ng mga tao sa lungsod na ito na singhalaga ng ginto.

The following five PMOs garnered the highest volume of cargo share to the over-all cargo throughput, and this time their ranking is presented below:


PMO______________________TONNAGE (Million M.T.)________% Share to Total

Batangas__________________19.58_________________________12.61
Cagayan de Oro___________17.64_________________________11.60
Limay______________________7.51__________________________11.32
Mla. North Harbor___________16.20__________________________10.37
MICT______________________4.85__________________________09.25

PPA (http://www.ppa.com.ph/Port%20Statistics/PORTSTAT.htm)


So karapat-dapat lang ang port expansion sa CDO.

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Thanks Exile for the updates, we owe you!

As what I picture out, parang cable stayed ang roofing nito.

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Ang location nitong Atrium ay yaong skating rink dati, am I correct? diba may bump cars din dito, saan nilipat?

^^Its like Visayas & Mindanao's version of the Ayala Center in Makati.

Eh magakaroon din tayo ng Ayala mall in the near future, so there will be a stiff competition. Sana ang i-build ng Ayala ay Serendra type shop or Greenbelt type. Maganda ang ganitong style kasi dun sa Indahag ay malamig ang hangin/maaliwalas.

HELP!! Naligaw na ako sa CDO, may hindi ko na alam kung anong structure na 'to!


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Mari Nallos: The Crystal Voice of Asia Live! at the Atrium, Limketkai Center, March 2, 2007 at 7:30PM


Marri Nallos - The Crystal Voice of Asia, Live! with guests Nonoy Zuniga and Juan Rodgrigo, March 2, 2007 at 7:30PM, The Atrium, Limketkai Center

The Sacred Heart Chaplaincy at RER Drive Subdivision which is administered by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament is organizing a fund raising concert dubbed “MARRI NALLOS – THE CRYSTAL VOICE OF ASIA “on March 2, 2007, Friday, at The Atrium, Limketkai Mall at 7:30pm.

The concert aims to raise funds to complete the ongoing development of Sacred Heart church preparing it to become a center of Eucharistic Life in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. The Sacred Heart parishioners ‘personal commitment to financially support the project has been overwhelming according to the Chaplain, Fr. Joel Ruben Lasutaz, SSS. However, the church needs to raise more funds since the cost of construction materials is increasing and the overall estimated cost to finish the whole project amounts to around 10M.

The Sacred Heart Chaplaincy is very proud to have The Crystal Voice of Asia, MARRI NALLOS who has generously pledged her talent for the concert.

MARRI was born in Rome, grew up in London but remains Filipino in heart and is fluent in Tagalog. MARRI, 23, is also a composer and pianist. At the age of 9, MARRI won 1st Prize in Tawag ng Tanghalan in Le Palais London and thereafter won various Kanobe competitions, picked from over 20,000 children all over UK to be the Most Talented Child nationwide contest for children in UK at age 12, was crowned Munting Mutya ng Pilipinas in Hammersmith London, Miss Teen Philippines-UK and was a Bronze winner in the Shanghai Asian Songfest 2000.

MARRI has also had several international appearances in TV, film, commercials and theatre, recordings in London and in the Philippines with six (6) albums to date – Mari (Star Records), Marri Nallos Vol. 1 (Universal Records), Destiny (Viva Records), The Christmas Album and Marri Nallos, The Crystal Voice of Asia (Sony/BMG).

MARRI also sang the theme song “Mahal Naman Kita” of the just concluded GMA Korean teleserye “A Rosy Life”. MARRI has been dubbed “The Crystal Voice of Asia” since 1999, according to Ms. Vilma Selga, past managing director of Star Records. (Source: Suntok Sa Buwan ni Emy Abuan-Bautista, Ang Pilipino STAR Ngayon 08/23/2005)

Joining MARRI on-stage are veteran actor JUAN RODRIGO and singer/actor NONOY ZUNIGA, who have also generously given their support to the concert.

Fr. Joel Lasutaz, SSS, of Sacred Heart Chaplaincy would like to appeal to the generosity of establishments by sponsoring this activity and all Kagay-anons to support the cause and watch the concert. Interested parties may contact the Sacred Heart Chaplaincy at RER Drive Subdivision , Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City with telephone no. +8822 724162.

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DOT, COPC Recognize Writers, Photojournalists in Kaabag Awards for Tourism Journalists

The first ever Kaabag Awards for Tourism Journalists names Boyet Varias as Photojournalist of the Year and Mike Banos as Tourism Writer of the Year.

DOT, COPC Recognize Tourism Writers, Photojournalists In Kaabag Awards

Cagayan de Oro City – For the first time ever, the Department of Tourism Region 10 (DOT-10) in cooperation with the Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC), recognized tourism writers and photojournalists who made significant contributions through the press in the Kaabag Awards for Tourism Journalists awarding ceremonies held at the SM Cagayan de Oro Activity Center Sunday afternoon.

Crisanto “Boyet” V. Varias, Jr. of The Mindanao Current was recognized as the Photojournalist of the Year for 2006 while Rene Michael “Mike” D. Baños of Mindanao Gold Star Daily was named Tourism Writer of the Year.

Mr. Baños also contributes stories to The Philippine Graphic, The Freeman, The Zamboanga Peninsula Journal and was formerly a correspondent of The Philippine Star. He is now the Business World provincial correspondent for Northern Mindanao and publishes an internet news magazine Kagay-an.com.

The Kaabag (which means “partner”) Awards for Tourism Journalists was conceived by DOT-10 and the COPC to recognize the contributions of writers and photojournalists in promoting the tourism industry in Region 10 and encouraging the press to write more about destinations and new developments in the tourism industry. It was officially launched last September 20, 2006 in Cagayan de Oro City by DOT-10 Regional Director Catalino “Butch” Chan III and COPC President Uriel Quilinguing.

Other finalists for Photojournalists of the Year included Rodrigo “Rudy” C. Ladao (Phil. Sunday Journal/Golden Chronicle), “Ian” Roy T. Ruiz (Golden Chronicle), and Dante “Dhan” M. Sudaria (Mindanao Gold Star Daily).

For Tourism Writer of the Year, the other finalists were Danilo “Danni” V. Adorador III (Sun Star Cagayan de Oro), Teresita “Terry” D.C. Betonio (Mindanao Women Writers/ The Golden Chronicle), Gil Emmanuel “Butch” Enerio (The Freeman/Business Mirror) and Rubelyn “Ruby” Yap (Philippine News Agency/ contributor, Lakbay.net).

The evaluation for all entries was conducted last Nov. 29, 2006 at the DOT-10 office at the Pelaez Sports Center. Evaluators of entries for Photojournalist of the Year was conducted by

Dr Glen Reyes, MPSC; Dr Bernardito Dacubor, DepEd and Mr Rufino Magbanua, RAGCom

While evaluation for entries for Tourism Writer of the Year was done by Atty Cancio Nicanor Guibone, Ms Christie Saligumba and Ms Ma Elena O. Manalo (DOT-10).

Criteria for Tourism Photojournalist entries included consistency (regularly came out with a published tourism photo /commitment); composition ( proper framing of shots, angling format of the sharp and precise sharpness,) accuracy of subject presented (content) and community relations (professional development, personality traits, credentials, trainings).

Final Judging for Photojournalists of the Year was conducted last Dec. 5, 2006 by Ms Linda Manalo, Mr Edgardo Pacalioga, PIA-10 and Mr Roy Magrina while final judging for Tourism Writer of the Year was conducted on the same date by Ms Estrella Borja, Xavier University Development communication dept., Mr Manuelito Roxas, and Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Officer Ms Imma Rae Gatuslao, herself a journalist.

Criteria for Tourism Writer entries included consistency (regularly writes about tourism industry in the region/commitment); writing skills (grammar, writing style, content presentation and variety of forms); accuracy of information presented (content) and community relations (professional development, personality traits, credentials, trainings).

Major Sponsors for the Kaabag Awards for Tourism Journalists include Air Philippines, The Legend Palawan, Puerto Princessa, SM Cagayan de Oro and Manila Pavilion. The pioneer effort was also supported by Duka Bay Resort; The National Transmission Corporation (Transco); PCRB Countryside Bank; The Dynasty Court Hotel; Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village, Cagayan de Oro City; Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park at Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental; Palm Day Spa; 3k Thai Traditional Massage; and Spa de Oro.

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Mar & Babes Tero : Amway Phils. first Diamond producers outside Metro Manila

How a couple from Cagayan de Oro became Amway Philippines only Diamond producers for 2006 outside of Metro Manila.

It’s an old business adage that people who find prosperity in adversity are more than halfway there to that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. In fact, that’s how a couple from a city originally known for its gold nuggets mined diamonds from the same place where their fortune from a previous business was slowly being frittered away.

By dint of hard work and business savvy, Mario and Evelyn Tero had made their drug and medical distribution company, E&M Marketing the No. 1 local medical distributor in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao by the middle nineties. They had 24 employees who had their own vehicles covering virtually all medical clinics and hospitals in the region.

But their very success proved to be their undoing. As the parents of their supplier company in Manila retired, the daughter who was educated in the US took over the management of the firm and decided to instead undertake the provincial distribution by themselves.

“We instantly lost 60% of our business,” Ms. Tero, who is known as “Babes” to friends, revealed. “During the period 1997-2000, our operations were no longer profitable as we had to struggle with fixed salaries and competing against the very company which previously supplied us.”

The couple tried to keep the business afloat by getting new investors and bank loans but was stymied by cut-throat competition from importers of very cheap generic drugs from China and India.

“In 2000 our medical business went almost bankrupt. We started to downsize. It was a hard time settling our account payables. We were having terrible financial troubles,” Ms. Tero said. She was in and out of hospitals as she succumbed to the stress inherent in the medical business.

“We had to sell our dream house that we built 1995 just to settle our financial obligations. We were getting ready to leave for the US, hoping for an immediate solution to our problems. I also got involved in construction and the real estate business in Manila, leaving my family in Cagayan. I thought it would augment my income but life in Manila became more miserable that I ended up with nothing,” Mr. Tero recalled.

In September 2003, Ms. Tero asked her husband to come home to help her care for Mr. Tero’s father who was suffering from osteoporosis and to help her in our Amway business.

The Teros were first exposed to Amway in Manila in 1997. But they were reluctant to join since they already had an ongoing enterprise. They eventually decided to give it a try out of consideration for their friends.

“When they did the presentation, we fell asleep and woke up already towards the last part,” Ms. Tero recalls. “Having just finished a marriage enrichment seminar from the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Movement, we were too exhausted to pay full attention.”

Actually, the couple had little choice. Comparatively speaking, their traditional business required a large amount of capital, or approximately PhP200-300,000 per month to produce a return of say, PhP40,000.00. It also required skilled medical personnel who were difficult to find, higher salaries and 8-12 hours of supervision daily.

“In contrast, you need as little as PhP1,800.000 to start an Amway business, which you can parley into an even bigger monthly income in 6-12 months, depending on how hard you work and how committed you are,” Ms. Tero said. “You don’t even have to be a college graduate to make good in this.”

She cited one of her downlines, a taxi driver from Gingoog city who is in his late 30s, a high school graduate and who doesn’t know how to communicate in English. His group now produces P18-20,000 sales a month and he himself realized an income of PhP210,000 last year.

Three years after deciding to go into Amway full-time as Independent Business Owners (IBOs) , Mario and Evelyn Tero officially achieved the highest level attained by IBOs in the Philippines so far as they became one of only five Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in the country to be awarded Diamond status in 2006 by Amway Philippines, a global direct-selling company providing the Amway opportunity to Filipinos since 1997.

They were also the first ever Diamond distributors in Mindanao where Amway maintains its largest Amway Distribution Center (ADC) in the country.

“We take pride each time a new Diamond status holder is awarded for we know that we are once again successful in providing an entrepreneurial opportunity,” said Ador Bonquin, Amway Philippines senior country manager.

Already, the next generation is coming online. Virga, their 23-old adopted daughter who is an HRM graduate from Lourdes College, is now a Gold Producer while 16-year old Mario II, who is known as “MM”, wants to be just like his Father and Mother in being significant to other people’s lives by being a positive influence in their lives.

We asked the Teros the secret of their success.

“Most important, you need to maintain good relationships with your downlines and uplines,” said Ms. Tero. “Care for their dreams. Your purpose in helping them is for them to achieve their dreams.”

She also cited focus, citing the need to leverage time and effort by spending time equally with all of their six direct and their six indirect legs and strategy, to pick key potentials from the downlines recruited by their own directs.

Training is also another key factor for success, and she cited Network 21 for their role in helping them achieve Diamond status.

“Ninety five percent of all achievers in the Philippines undergo constant training on entrepreneurship and business orientation,” Ms. Tero said. Since Filipinos tend to be employment oriented, she said Network 21 plays a key role in facilitating the transformation of “key potentials” into achievers.

“The most important learning from the Network 21 trainings that IBOs pick up is to develop a way of thinking, a way of life that is parallel to those of successful people, the outstanding achievers who’ve made it big in Amway.”

So what lies in the future for the Golden City’s Diamond producers?

“We promise to continue helping our teams achieve their dreams because in journeying together, their success also becomes our success and their reward our reward,” said Mr. Tero.

“The journey has just begun. We have bigger goals in our Amway business,” Ms. Tero replied. “With God’s help, we shall move forward to the next level: Founders Diamond and Executive Diamond Club.”

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So karapat-dapat lang ang port expansion sa CDO.

Yup.. nabasa ko somewhere, the government is allocating some 50 million for the port expansion..

Kung madevelop na kanang reclamation area, maforce nasab ang Ayala nga i-develop nila ang land nila duol or abay diha. Another huge business district soon will rise! Reclamation area + Ayala will boost the development in the Northwest portion of the city. Ug kanang westbound terminal and Market sa Bulua nga duol ra sa reclamation area, mosamot na kabibo ug mafull pledge na ang pakinabang nito.

looking at the masterplan, sa may bulua terminal nga mag eend yung coastal road.. so most probably, masasagasaan ng road project ang ayala property jan?

Ang location nitong Atrium ay yaong skating rink dati, am I correct? diba may bump cars din dito, saan nilipat?

yup, anjan lahat dati.. skating rink, bump cars, carousel, viking, etc..

HELP!! Naligaw na ako sa CDO, may hindi ko na alam kung anong structure na 'to!


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yup...malberry suites yun.. yung isa, di ko rin ma recognize.. parang 6 or 7 storey comm'l building along osmeña highway..

Nga pala..Integrated Bar of the Philippines will be holding their National convention here in CDO on March this year.. And of course, LKK is to host the convention..

This is the main venue..
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Wow, I thought parang overpass walk lang pero based sa pictures parang Gaisano Mall bridge ang dating:)

yup...siguro, i-le-lease din nila ang area na yan..

gusto naku more pictures inside the SM and Ket kai...please!,.....:)

LOLS..Ketkai cguro pwede pa kay dili mabantayan sa guardia sa ka lapad.. pero sa SM, hehe, security guards everywhere..Challenging yun..:lol: :D

^^Its like Visayas & Mindanao's version of the Ayala Center in Makati.

Lalo pa siguro if the 320 room hotel, 18 storey comm'l building, and the residential condo building materialize..:)

ganda ng developments in CDO ah, at least mas malapit sya from where i am now, overnight sa barko lang, hehe. :cheers:

Thanks Exile for the updates, we owe you!


walay problema na, bai.

pagkamingaw sa payag...:cheers:

mingaw jud. naa siguro exam si FX mao wala ka post. hehe..:lol:

grabe ang development sa CDeO! karemember ko sa una nga sa Kevin department pa ako gus2 laagan or katong sa K-mart sa cogon!!!! unya gigawas dayun nang mga gaisano og ororama! ketkai na dayun!!!

^^ asa dapit ng kevin department?

LOL..way exam oi..Hehehe..human na last week tanan.. Ayha pa ko kaabot balay man gud gikan somewhere..:)

Maxandrea 20 storey Expansion :D :D

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hahaha..:lol: kanus-a kaha ni mahitabo?

ako nang sugdan ugma bai...:lol:

hapit na thread 10, bai, paghunahuna na ug unsay nindot nga thread title.:)

nice ang pagsumpay ah.dili halata..bravo lew!

hapit na thread 10, bai, paghunahuna na ug unsay nindot nga thread title.:)

naa na.. "dakbayan sa mabulawanong paghinigalaay/panaghigalaay" confuse ko anang duha ka word..w/c one is correct?

;11514419']nice ang pagsumpay ah.dili halata..bravo lew!

sarcasm 'to? :lol:

so therefore i conclude..dili jud pwede i extend na nga building vertically..pangit tan awon..

sincere to oi..ganiha pa ko gahuna huna kung asa ang sumpay ana

^^ panaghigalaay man siguro.

;11514471']sincere to oi..ganiha pa ko gahuna huna kung asa ang sumpay ana

sa 8th floor..

^^ panaghigalaay man siguro.

oh, cge cge.. :okay:

bravo ulit lew :D

unsay nahitabo sa on-going project for the carmen bridge additional? nahetabo naba, i mean, approbado naba? i've heard na nag-start na daw din gapang guba na daw ang mga balay didto sa ilaya, carmen dapit sa suba. i misssssed CDO! hayyy...nus-a pa kaha ko makabalik dha...:ohno:

@waway, pala away kaayo ka didto sa pikas nga thread ha...imong kong gipok pok sa ulo..sakit kaayo...mahospital biya ta...:banana: :lol:

unsay nahitabo sa on-going project for the carmen bridge additional? nahetabo naba, i mean, approbado naba? i've heard na nag-start na daw din gapang guba na daw ang mga balay didto sa ilaya, carmen dapit sa suba. i misssssed CDO! hayyy...nus-a pa kaha ko makabalik dha...:ohno:

unsa nga bridge? katong sa may west city central? on going na..karon daw 1st quarter i open..

balik balik lang...pasalubong dayon, kangaroo...:D

unsa nga bridge? katong sa may west city central? on going na..karon daw 1st quarter i open..

balik balik lang...pasalubong dayon, kangaroo...:D

so u mean na construct najud ang bridge? icheck my google earth but wala pa'y updated 'till now the new google earth...by the way, dinhi lang ko mo-congrats ha - CONGRATS of ur skul for being no.1 sa NURSING! i guess u know already where i graduated. skul sa mga pobre ug yano.:)

so u mean na construct najud ang bridge? icheck my google earth but wala pa'y updated 'till now the new google earth...by the way, dinhi lang ko mo-congrats ha - CONGRATS of ur skul for being no.1 sa NURSING! i guess u know already where i graduated. skul sa mga pobre ug yano.:)

huh? may ganun ba? tanan man nga school diri sa cdo, best...:D.. so ako diay tong giingnan nimo nga "mayabang" didtos pikas thread?:lol: :lol: peace!:D

about the bridge, yup, human na ang structure..what they're working on right now is the access road.. pati pala land acquisition...:D astig na project, karon pa nag land acquisition nga human na ang tulay...:lol:

and then, naa pay isa ka proposed nga bridge.. J.Borja- Max Suniel bridge which shall connect the 2 busy downtowns.. it recently got a loan grant from LBP.. just dont know when they're implementing it..

daghan sad kaayo giguba nga balay oi! niabot gud sa western union dapit... ingon mandaw sila k gikuha mandaw to sa tag iya, kei gitagaan ra silag 5years na mutambay dad2... himo cguro store duol sa bridge... pero looy sad tong gipangubaan og balay oi.... :(

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how old is this building?

btw, now your signature looks a lot better :lol:

ah didto diayng dapita ang gi demolish nga mga balay? abi nakog didtos may jollibee...to give way for the construction of the new bridge...:D

how old is this building?

btw, now your signature looks a lot better :lol:

so isa ka pa pala sa mga nag react?:lol:

anyway, kana nga building, less than 2 yrs old.. theater na w/c can acomodate 700 people..

oo dad2 panaog sa western union... bad ayo... thats the price of progress i suppose...

well...the city government has to relocate those people somewhere..

dapat man jud naay proper zoning..

30 post to go, thread 10 na!!^^ :banana: :banana:


i guess we havent done this yet.. Newbies, tell us how'd you find this site...:)

huh? may ganun ba? tanan man nga school diri sa cdo, best...:D.. so ako diay tong giingnan nimo nga "mayabang" didtos pikas thread?:lol: :lol: peace!:D
lol:

dili ikaw, kadto si bakekang...galagot ko sa iya! bisaya raba dako...:) :lol: gakalagot ko ng mga nakatungtung lang ug manila din kung kinsa na! i read all those post their, ang imung side is onyl to inform them na 100% mo sa Nursing..na naunsa naman tong isa nga nasuko man...kung unsa nalang ang gapag storya!

as i told everyone here, na sikat kaayo ning forum dinhi sa...hmmm ambot kung aha ko...:) :lol: kay tungod lagi sa Skyscrapers, din i was surpirsed na naay Philippines, din naay Cities and Places in the Philippines...din naay CDO..nalipay kaayo ko for the last 3 yrs karon pako kakita unsay hitsura sa CDO dha...din one thread that interest me is the Colleges and Unviersities...which i don't know nag-away na diay mo tungod lang sa imong thread...pastilan! suya lang sila diba?hehehe...

pssst...picture naman interior sa ket kai...hehehe...kung pwedi lang,,,thanks,,,...

dili ikaw, kadto si bakekang...galagot ko sa iya! bisaya raba dako...:) :lol: gakalagot ko ng mga nakatungtung lang ug manila din kung kinsa na! i read all those post their, ang imung side is onyl to inform them na 100% mo sa Nursing..na naunsa naman tong isa nga nasuko man...kung unsa nalang ang gapag storya!

as i told everyone here, na sikat kaayo ning forum dinhi sa...hmmm ambot kung aha ko...:) :lol: kay tungod lagi sa Skyscrapers, din i was surpirsed na naay Philippines, din naay Cities and Places in the Philippines...din naay CDO..nalipay kaayo ko for the last 3 yrs karon pako kakita unsay hitsura sa CDO dha...din one thread that interest me is the Colleges and Unviersities...which i don't know nag-away na diay mo tungod lang sa imong thread...pastilan! suya lang sila diba?hehehe...

pssst...picture naman interior sa ket kai...hehehe...kung pwedi lang,,,thanks,,,...

Pasagdi na..leave the issue didto..hehe..City of Golden Frienship ni diri..:D

Hmmm...naay mga interior pic of ketkai sa previous pages.. :)

well...the city government has to relocate those people somewhere..

dapat man jud naay proper zoning..

that Carmen Bridge II was my Thesis during my college way back 200-- at ----...grabe hapit ko nabagsak tungod anang bridge proposal sa carmen. Thos inflected residents dha will transfer to Calaanan Resettlement. Which is existing na ang Calaanan Resettlement, toa na didto ang uban nagpuyo daw. But i think hindi gusto titira mga tao doon kay layo man jud didto.

that Carmen Bridge II was my Thesis during my college way back 200-- at ----...grabe hapit ko nabagsak tungod anang bridge proposal sa carmen. Thos inflected residents dha will transfer to Calaanan Resettlement. Which is existing na ang Calaanan Resettlement, toa na didto ang uban nagpuyo daw. But i think hindi gusto titira mga tao doon kay layo man jud didto.

engineer ka bai?

at least mas tsada ilang position didto sa calaanan..dili sikit sikit ang balay.. maayong kalsada, layo sa baha..piso piso ra everyday ang bayaran as mortgage..dili pa sila ana? :ohno:

^^ architecture ako nahuman fx...are u still a student at xu? what course?

yup..student pa..believe it or not, my course has nothing to do with arki or urbanity...:D

dakilang psychology student po...:D

engineer ka bai?

at least mas tsada ilang position didto sa calaanan..dili sikit sikit ang balay.. maayong kalsada, layo sa baha..piso piso ra everyday ang bayaran as mortgage..dili pa sila ana? :ohno:

but i have my own payment scheme didto sa Calaanan Resettlement...sayang kaayo ako Thesis, kay e-present unta sa City Hall, din namatay man akong Thesis Adviser na taga City Hall pud so wala na dayon akong presentations sa City Hall. grad ko sa don mar. Architecture dept.

I think the piso-piso sa calaanan is not feasible - neither, bayad nana sa gov't oi...ang ila lang ana is maka-income ug gamay sa gov't. but the lot sa calaanan resettlement is a private lot na ge-purchase sa gov't rather ge-utang sa gov't.

but i have my own payment scheme didto sa Calaanan Resettlement...sayang kaayo ako Thesis, kay e-present unta sa City Hall, din namatay man akong Thesis Adviser na taga City Hall pud so wala na dayon akong presentations sa City Hall. grad ko sa don mar. Architecture dept.

I think the piso-piso sa calaanan is not feasible - neither, bayad nana sa gov't oi...ang ila lang ana is maka-income ug gamay sa gov't. but the lot sa calaanan resettlement is a private lot na ge-purchase sa gov't rather ge-utang sa gov't.

mao...wa sad ko makasabot anang piso piso sa una.. bisag 100 years siguro dili pa mabayaran ang equity..hehe

naa diay arki ang Don Mar? so naay arki ang CDO? ^^ Yahoo! im planning to take arki pag may trabaho na ko..^^ ayaw na kasi ako payagan mag shift..:( kawawang :( bata :(

yup..student pa..believe it or not, my course has nothing to do with arki or urbanity...:D

dakilang psychology student po...:D

i have a lot of frens dha sa xu...labi na kay pareha mi gahimuan ug yearbook didto sa davao. i was the publishing director sa among yearbuk in my time din sa xu editor in chief was my bestfren. pwerti ka bibo kung magtapok didto sa davao. xu-mpsc team. din i don't know kung naa ba diha Junior Jaycee sa xu?

i have a lot of frens dha sa xu...labi na kay pareha mi gahimuan ug yearbook didto sa davao. i was the publishing director sa among yearbuk in my time din sa xu editor in chief was my bestfren. pwerti ka bibo kung magtapok didto sa davao. xu-mpsc team. din i don't know kung naa ba diha Junior Jaycee sa xu?

haha..yaw intawn ko pangutan a anang mga org bai kay SSC ra akong org...:D

i have a lot of frens dha sa xu...labi na kay pareha mi gahimuan ug yearbook didto sa davao. i was the publishing director sa among yearbuk in my time din sa xu editor in chief was my bestfren. pwerti ka bibo kung magtapok didto sa davao. xu-mpsc team. din i don't know kung naa ba diha Junior Jaycee sa xu?

hmmm MIDTOWN PRINTING PRESS?

mao...wa sad ko makasabot anang piso piso sa una.. bisag 100 years siguro dili pa mabayaran ang equity..hehe

naa diay arki ang Don Mar? so naay arki ang CDO? ^^ Yahoo! im planning to take arki pag may trabaho na ko..^^ ayaw na kasi ako payagan mag shift..:( kawawang :( bata :(

naa na oi..first batch mi nga arki sa don mar yr 2001...din naa man COC arki didto...ayaw mo sa COC? unsa na balita dha sa don mar?

;11515591']hmmm MIDTOWN PRINTING PRESS?

yup! naka try pud mi kadtong usa ka printing press nga sikat pud..unsa gani name sa usa? taga davao ka? may auntie ako jan...

naa na oi..first batch mi nga arki sa don mar yr 2001...din naa man COC arki didto...ayaw mo sa COC? unsa na balita dha sa don mar?

Hmmm.. nice na ilang fence...:D kanang atbang sa ketkai..hehe.. didto pud pirmi i held ang mga exhibit..

naa pud arki sa COC? haha..wa ko nasayod ana lagi..^^

Lalo pa siguro if the 320 room hotel, 18 storey comm'l building, and the residential condo building materialize..:)

I'm positive that it and Maxandrea 20 store tower will be constructed:banana:

yup! naka try pud mi kadtong usa ka printing press nga sikat pud..unsa gani name sa usa? taga davao ka? may auntie ako jan...

TESORO's, anyway, midtown ang una nag register sa akoa since ingon ang akong amigo na mgr sa midotown nga all over the philippines daw ila clients pag abot sa yearbooks

I'm positive that it and Maxandrea 20 storey tower will be constructed:banana:

^^ sana..in no later that 5 years.. i want to see several structures more than 20 storey in the city soon..hehe

YAY! kinahanglan na ko mag himo ug intro...^^

Hmmm.. nice na ilang fence...:D kanang atbang sa ketkai..hehe.. didto pud pirmi i held ang mga exhibit..

naa pud arki sa COC? haha..wa ko nasayod ana lagi..^^

pioneer sila sa Arki sa Cdo...but no comments...:lol: basin ma kasab-an ta dinhi sa taga coc...hehe.. ako pa nimu pagshfit na oi, anyway, masabtan raka sa imung parents. basin diay after arki, mag civil ka, after civil, mag com eng ka...hangtod maagian nimu tanan course...joke...

advice lang, arki is the best course!

pagbantay kay unahan tika

pioneer sila sa Arki sa Cdo...but no comments...:lol: basin ma kasab-an ta dinhi sa taga coc...hehe.. ako pa nimu pagshfit na oi, anyway, masabtan raka sa imung parents. basin diay after arki, mag civil ka, after civil, mag com eng ka...hangtod maagian nimu tanan course...joke...

advice lang, arki is the best course!

oi...ayaw minus minusa ang COC.. hehe..Phinma na ang gapadagan ana ron..hehe..

;11515736']pagbantay kay unahan tika

geh lang.. garbo namo nga si waway ang thread starter...hehe

;11515666']TESORO's, anyway, midtown ang una nag register sa akoa since ingon ang akong amigo na mgr sa midotown nga all over the philippines daw ila clients pag abot sa yearbooks

yup! i like their services! i have one bestfren their who work as sales, i forgot her name, for me Midtown was the best printing press compared to tesoro. and generally, I LOVE DAVAO!

^^ char..lols

CAGAYAN DE ORO
Dakbayan sa Mabulawanong Panaghigalaay : Episode 10

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Cagayan de Oro is a bustling regional trade and commercial center, the hub of Northern Mindanao and transshipment point to various key destinations; Cebu in the Central Philippines; Manila, the national capital; and neighboring Asian markets. The city's strong regional orientation is reflected in its large concentration of service industries, government offices, banks, and the facilities of some of the most successful multinational corporations, including Del Monte, Coca-Cola, Nestle, and San Miguel just to name a few.





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SOME BUSINESS PARKS

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Some street scenes of CAGAYAN DE ORO

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Cagayan de Oro Malls


Gaisano City

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Ororama Mega Center

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Robinsons CDO

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Limketkai Mall

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SM City

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kana kung maunhan ko nimo...hehe

syet naunhan ko..daya wala pa gani na puno ang pikas thread lols

The City of Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated C.D.O.; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro) is the premier city of Northern Mindanao. It is the capital of the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines and the regional center for Northern Mindanao (Region X). According to the 2000 census, it has an estimated population of 461,877 people in 200,000 households.

The city has many names, it is called the Gateway to Northern Mindanao, the City of White Water Rafting and River Trekking. Recently it is promoted as the I.C.T. goldmine of the Philippines. But most of all, it is through its warm and hospitable people that the city got its name as "The City of Golden Friendship".

Cagayan de Oro is base to multinational companies such as Del Monte Philippines (formerly Philippine Packing Corporation). It has been operating in Cagayan de Oro since the 1930's. Pineapples in nearby Bukidnon Province are transported to their Processing Plant in Barangay Bugo and shipped to the entire Philippines, Asia and the Pacific.

Cagayan de Oro City is the center of education in Northern Mindanao. The city is the site of large state-run educational institutions and universities.

Current Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City is Vicente Y. Emano and current Vice-mayor is Michelle Tagarda-Spiers.

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grabe wa paman ni nahuman nga thread...naghimo na daan ug bag-o:lol:

so isa ka pa pala sa mga nag react?:lol:

anyway, kana nga building, less than 2 yrs old.. theater na w/c can acomodate 700 people..

aha. 2 years old lang....

re: ur signature.... :lol: to tell you frankly, disturbing kaayo to kay it says man god "gayrose ako" unya with matching avatar nga mu-tuyok :lol: :lol: :lol: :joke:

GREATER CAGAYAN DE ORO

SOME BIG PROJECTS



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The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PIA) was created by Presidential Decree No. 538, as amended by PD 1491 on August 13, 1974.

It is a government corporation vested with special powers to establish, develop and professionally administer and/or operate industrial areas and the ports and utilities inside such areas. The objective is to catalyze a faster development in Northern Mindanao and to pursue the Government's policy to disperse industries to the country side as a means of equitably distributing resources.

The first industrial area administered by PIA is the 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental (PIE-MO). In 1994, the Philippines Government designated PIE-MO as the hub and showcase of its flagship program for industrialization in Northern Mindanao, the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor Special Development Project.

One important infrastructure project pursued by PIA for a fast-paced development in Northern Mindanao is the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) located in PIE-MO.

In administering and initially operating MCT. the goal of PIA is to establish MCT as a container port of international standards that would address the need of shippers to efficiently transport their cargoes not only to and from PIE-MO but also those coming in and out of the other places in Mindanao, into the BIMP-EAGA Region, as well as in the Asia-Pacific Region.


LAGUINDINGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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Laguindingan International Airport
Laguindingan International Airport is an international airport that is currently under construction in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. This airport will cater international flights, mostly for Cagayan de Oro and other cities in Northern Mindanao.

The airport is a flagship project of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor special development project, which covers the two key Mindanao cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, five coastal towns of Lanao del Norte and the 14 towns of Misamis Oriental's first congressional district. It is located 46 km. from the Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro.
Background
Plans for the airport have existed since 1991, but have been stymied by land acquisition and financing problems.

Groundbreaking ceremonies on the US$107 million project were held on January 11, 2006 and attended by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

^^ walang durian dito...i can only eat durian jan sa pinas especially at davao!

mga taga-davao ari sa ta sa CDO kay murag daghang project, magtikatikaw sa ta diri :lol: :lol: :lol: :cheers:

CAGAYAN
DE ORO
Dakbayan sa Mabulawanong Panaghigalaay : Episode 10

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Cagayan de Oro is a bustling regional trade and commercial center, the hub of Northern Mindanao and transshipment point to various key destinations; Cebu in the Central Philippines; Manila, the national capital; and neighboring Asian markets. The city's strong regional orientation is reflected in its large concentration of service industries, government offices, banks, and the facilities of some of the most successful multinational corporations, including Del Monte, Coca-Cola, Nestle, and San Miguel just to name a few.

@lew unsa kalayo ang CDO going to Phividec Industrial Estate?

haha.. hadlok maunhan si fx naghimo dayon bisan wala pa makaabot ug 500. hehe..mod pwede na i-lock. tnx. :lock: :lock: :lock: :lock:

@lew unsa kalayo ang CDO going to Phividec Industrial Estate?

Uhmmm.. katuod kas crossing padung bukidnon? walking distance nlng diha..

:banana: :banana: :banana: congrats CDO:banana: :banana: :banana:

Uhmmm.. katuod kas crossing padung bukidnon? walking distance nlng diha..

meaning mga less than 30mins. lang going there?

meaning mga less than 30mins. lang going there?

from downtown? usually traffic man sa may Ororama mega center.. give it 45.. pero kung dirediretso, yeah, even less..

Roberto de Vera, author and regional studies director of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P),cited Cagayan de Oro as the best positioned for future growth and investments among 23 leading urban regional cities of the Philippines.


Investment Center


In his 2000 paper "Investing in Regional Cities: the Next Big Thing," de Vera describes how Cagayan de Oro is not only the gateway to Northern Mindanao region, but is its regional shopping center as well.

Although it ranked only 16th among the 23 cities in the study in Gross City Domestic Product (GCDP) with P4.93 billion, it led all others in investments with P16.5 billion. It was also the only city in Mindanao among the top five cited by the study in investments posted with the Board of Investments (BOI) in 1999.

Focused Vision
Cagayan de Oro was also cited in a 2000 study by the Washington Sycip Policy Forum -- a think tank of the Asian Institute of Management -- because of its "focused vision for its economic future."

The study said Cagayan de Oro's competitiveness was enhanced by its strong economic ties such as with the Northern and Central Visayas regions, Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor (CIC), and the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

Although other regional centers like Davao were also progressive, its average household income from 1994 to 1997 dropped 10%, while those of Cagayan de Oro and General Santos increased.


Infrastructure Support





Another unique feature of Cagayan de Oro is the way by which its strong real estate property development is balanced by inter-regional infrastructure development such as the Laguindingan international standard airport, Mindanao International Container Port, Tubod-Tangub bridge and widening of its Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon Road (ICBR), the road artery which links it to key satellite areas.

With over 100 subdivisions containing 80,000 lots covering over 1,000 hectares and counting, the real estate boom in the city is likewise balanced by intercity infrastructure such as the planned construction of three additional bridges across the Cagayan river, Licoan flyover and the East and West coast public utility terminals aimed at loosening the city's tightening gridlock.


Wide Consumer Base
Which is just as well, since although Cagayan de Oro city itself only has half a million residents, it serves a consumer base of well over three million people covering the five provinces (Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Occidental) and six cities (Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, Iligan, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, and Tangub) of Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) as its regional shopping center.

Already, SM City and rival Big R Super Center have set up mixed-use shopping malls to rival Gaisano's three malls and the local titans Ororama and Limketkai which all boast of department stores, concessionaires, national food chains and cinemas equal if not better than similar stores in other booming regional centers like Cebu, Bacolod and Davao.


Industrial Parks


Besides retailers, light and medium industries are also finding Cagayan de Oro and its satellite areas an ideal home with its mix of affordable industrial parks, reliable and affordably priced utilities, and central location linked to the rest of the country and the ASEAN region with seamless transportation and communications.

The 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate-Misamis Orientalis the country's largest, with the 200-hectare First Cagayan de Oro Business Park and the 80-hectare Alwana Business Park now online. Three others are in the pipeline: Laguindingan Industrial Park, El Salvador Economic Zone, and Gingoog Special Economic Zone.

Already, 19 light and medium industries are operating in Cagayan de Oro, the largest of which are Del Monte Philippines, Inc. and Nestlé Philippines, Inc.'sASEAN regional manufacturing center for coffee and milk powder. Another 30 or so industries are operating in the Phividec Industrial Estate-Misamis Oriental.


Exports Boom In large part due to this mix of industrial infrastructure and locational advantages, exports topped the US$200-million mark in 2001 as downstream industries, taking advantage of the city's proximity to the agriculture powerhouse Bukidnon, churned out an increasingly diverse array of products to complement the region's predominantly coconut-and-pineapple export base.

Telecom


Another reason for the continued increase in exports and gross city domestic product are Cagayan de Oro's recent and planned transportation and communications projects through which the lifeblood of this regional dynamo flows. Already served by five telephone local exchange centers (LECs), and four mobile phone companies, the present 65,000 land lines are set to double by another 50,000 in the next two years, further boosting teledensity beyond 10 phones per 100 persons. Two paging networks and nine Internet service providers provide pinpoint local and global reach.

Improved Services






On top of this, 122 banks and 203 public and private schools provide support services, accounting for over half the region's total for both categories. Health services are equally impressive: Eleven public and private hospitals provide over 1,500 beds -- half the total in Region 10.

These are further backed by some 49 barangay health centers, 66 family planning clinics, and over 200 medical and dental clinics. Medical facilities include world-class institutions like the Northern Mindanao Heart Center and Mindanao Eye Center.


Multicultural Peace


Tourism is another sunrise industry. Regional and national convention-goers find irresistible the city's close proximity of hotels and accommodations, wide variety of easily accessible exotic tourism destinations and amenities including an 18-hole world class golf course and a country club.

Not the least, the leisure industry appears to be crossing even political and ideological lines as Cagayan de Oro has been relatively spared the rash of violence which has rocked Mindanao's urban centers as of late. Although its peace and order situation is by no means impeccable, still it has been spared the wholesale bombings and killings many have come to associate with Mindanao.

The most logical explanation for this is multicultural harmony: Despite the diversity of beliefs and ideological convictions, residents share the same admiration and affection for the City of Golden Friendship, the city that has become a home even to migrants and ever-increasing number of visitors over the years.

Infrastructure

Five digital, landline companies serve as of March 2000, providing direct dialing services for national and international calls. Three companies -- PHILCOM, MISORTEL and ITALTEL -- have interconnected.


Phone density is 10 lines per 100 persons. Additional 50,000 lines will be installed over the next two years. The city and nearby municipalities are also being served by cell phone companies: EXTELCOM, Smart, Islacom, and Globe Telecom.

Power


Supplied by Cagayan de Oro Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO), which has a capacity of 77.50 MVA. CEPALCO taps from the Mindanao Grid of the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR). Its subsidiary, Mindanao Energy Systems (MINERGY), has a capacity of 18.90 MW. CEPALCO serves 82,000 industrial, commercial and residential consumers in the city and the municipalities of Tagoloan, Jasaan, and Villanueva.
Water Distributed by Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD), taking from wells and springs.
Roads


488 kilometers. Includes the 210-kilometer all-weather, two-lane highway, which connects the city to Misamis Oriental. Davao is reached via Butuan City and Bukidnon.
Bridges 65, covering 2, 219 linear meters. Length ranges from 6 to 199 linear meters. Types: reinforced concrete deck girder bridge (RCDG), steel, bailey, timber, spillway and footbridge.
Airport




Can accommodate Airbus 300 and B-737. Located in Lumbia. Serves mainly Misamis Oriental and the Lanao provinces. A new international standard airport is being planned in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

Company Craft Capacity Frequency
Philippine Airlines Airbus 300/ B737-400 141 persons 3x daily
Pacific Airways Corp. charter, commuter flights, cargo
Aboitiz Air Transport YS-11 All cargo Daily
Grand Airlines B737-200 120 persons Daily
Cebu Pacific Airlines DC-9 Series 163 persons Daily

January 2006 update: President Arroyo releases P500 million for international airport

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Cagayan de Oro International Port is most modern outside Metro Manila. Situated near the estuary of Cagayan River. Depth of anchorage is 18 meters , about 400 meters from shoreline. Has two authorized cargo handling operators.

Expansion: The city government is making plans for the expansion of the port in coordination with private and other government agencies. Other projects:

Bulk Fertilizer Facility
Rehabilitation of Berths 1-5
Integrated Passenger Terminal
Fast Craft Terminal
Bulk Grain Facility
The Mindanao International Container Port is being constructed at PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate-Misamis Oriental and is expected to operate in 2004.

Facilities Size or quantity
Total land area 22 hectares
Quay length 983 meters
Controlling draft, phase 1 8.5 meters
Controlling draft, phase 2 11 meters
Two transit sheds 4, 800 square meters
Passenger terminal 530 square meters
Open transit shed 5, 040 square meters

Container marshalling yard 1.3 hectares
Container freight station 5, 040 square meters
Water hydrants 14
Roro ramp 1
Reefer outlets - 400 V 36
Weigh bridge 2

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Several private firms operate taxicabs and public utility jeepneys. Some also rent cars and offer trucking and hauling services. Due to rising demand, the number of vehicles is increasing.

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go go go cdeo thread X....

:banana: :banana: :banana: Go Cagayan de Oro!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Grabe ha.. All out Opening!! Now CDeO threads are sooooo agressive..

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mao diay na ang expansion sa SM cdo? pila ang area ana? pila ang leasable area nga nadugang?

Based on that picture marami pang outlying at adjacent land na puwede i-consider for the expansion of SM City.

btw CONGRATS GREATER CAGAYAN DE ORO FORUMERS on CDeOs 10th Thread :banana:

Viva Cagayan de Oro! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: Thread X na!!! GigaGo!

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mao diay na ang expansion sa SM cdo? pila ang area ana? pila ang leasable area nga nadugang?

ang leasable ana kay ang ground floor ra.. ang 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ug roof deck kay for parking ra jud..

Based on that picture marami pang outlying at adjacent land na puwede i-consider for the expansion of SM City.

btw CONGRATS GREATER CAGAYAN DE ORO FORUMERS on CDeOs 10th Thread :banana:

unfortunately, the lots around SM are already sold.. No way for another horizontal expansion..

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mao diay na ang expansion sa SM cdo? pila ang area ana? pila ang leasable area nga nadugang?

kini.. measured the foot print using google earth ruler.. its dimension is 34 X 207 meters.. so thats 7038sq.m. per floor. it has 4 levels plus the roof deck, so that 7038sqm (5 floors) = 35,190sqm.. :)

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maayong adlaw mindanao! ang mindanao gipalibutan ug mga progresibo nga syudad. ania ang pipila ka mga inila:

1. cagayan de oro
2. iligan
3. dipolog
4. zamboanga
5. cotabato
6. kidapawan
7. general santos
8. digos
9. davao
10. tagum
11. surigao
12. butuan

naa sa tunga:
1. valencia
2. malaybalay

mabuhi ang mindanao, usbaw!

kini.. measured the foot print using google earth ruler.. its dimension is 34 X 207 meters.. so thats 7038sq.m. per floor. it has 4 levels plus the roof deck, so that 7038sqm (5 floors) = 35,190sqm.. :)

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awww..daghang salamat po lew

maayong adlaw mindanao! ang mindanao gipalibutan ug mga progresibo nga syudad. ania ang pipila ka mga inila:

1. cagayan de oro
2. iligan
3. dipolog
4. zamboanga
5. cotabato
6. kidapawan
7. general santos
8. digos
9. davao
10. tagum
11. surigao
12. butuan

naa sa tunga:
1. valencia
2. malaybalay

mabuhi ang mindanao, usbaw!



I agree!

Ug dili na lang ta mamati sa uban nga pilit pagsabungin ang mga cities around Mindanao. CDO is for Noth Min and Davao is for South Min. Simple as that.:banana:

maayong adlaw mindanao! ang mindanao gipalibutan ug mga progresibo nga syudad. ania ang pipila ka mga inila:

1. cagayan de oro
2. iligan
3. dipolog
4. zamboanga
5. cotabato
6. kidapawan
7. general santos
8. digos
9. davao
10. tagum
11. surigao
12. butuan

naa sa tunga:
1. valencia
2. malaybalay

mabuhi ang mindanao, usbaw!

...as what you said, "Mindanao Powers!"

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^^ kakita ko ana kadtong pag adto nako diha atong december... asa na padulong bai, asa na i connect?

Padulong daw na sa proposed 18 storey building or multilevel carpark (i'm not sure which one structure ang mamaterialized), yung open field before sa MCDo galing hi-way.

XU College of Agri Food Tech Dept seeks entrepreneurs for fruit wine technologies

The Food Technology Department of Xavier University(Ateneo de Cagayan) has successfully conducted pilot batch processing of some common fruits into sweet wines which are now available for commercial or village-level production to interested parties.

The Food Technology Department of Xavier University(Ateneo de Cagayan) has successfully conducted pilot batch processing of some common fruits into sweet wines which are now available for commercial or village-level production to interested parties.

“We have successfully conducted pilot trials for guyabano, pineapple and Bengal currants, more commonly known as Karanda,” said food technologist Sylvia T. Aguhob, department chairman of the XUCA Food Tech Dept.. “We have also conducted public taste tests for our products and received positive responses from the tasters.”

Guyabano, or soursop ( Annona muricata) is better known to Cebuano-speaking Mindanaoans as the abana, virtually the same name by which it’s known in its sister Spanish colony of Mexico as the huanaba.

Although cultivated commercially in some countries of Central and South America, West Africa, Asia and South Florida in the United States, Filipinos have generally taken it for granted despite its deliciously tart, white edible pulp and high carbohydrate content and significant amounts of Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Potassium and dietary fiber (but low in cholesterol, saturated fat and sodium).

Mix together the guyabano pulp, kalamansi juice and sugar in a blender with some ice or cold water and process till smooth and voila! A beverage cooler that’s not only delicious but healthy as well.

Besides being eaten raw as a fruit and health food, abana is also processed into candies, tarts, shakes, ice cream, sherbets and other beverages. It is also used in many rural areas as a medicinal plant as a antispasmodic, sudorific and emetic and its juice as a herbal remedy for urethritis, haematuria and liver ailments.

However, it’s so commonplace in Northern Mindanao that it’s not even monitored as a commercial fruit by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) since it is not utilized commercially except for powdered Guyabano juice which was developed and marketed by some Luzon based companies some time ago.

But Ms. Aguhob hopes to change that perception, at least in Cagayan de Oro and later maybe the entire Northern Mindanao with her “Sweet Guyabano Wine.” Response to the demo batch displayed at the Aggies booth during the Xavier Days last December was positive and she is confident it is ready for technology transfer. The pencil-pushing for its commercial production is now being undertaken by the XU Economics Department under Vennie Laroza.

Another fruit which the XUCA Food Lab has developed into a “sweet wine” is the pineapple. Although it has had more success as a commercial fruit than the abana, the pineapple is more popularly known hereabouts as fillers/extenders for various “Del Monte products” canned at its cannery in Bgy. Bugo rather than as wines. Fresh and processed pineapple products by Del Monte have traditionally been one of the region’s top five exports, although it is also extensively planted for the table in backyards and private farms of Northern Mindanao.

In fact, pineapple as a fruit wine has already been developed and marketed in Hawaii by a private company and marketed as “Maui Blanc”. The Hawaiian pineapple wine is a non-vintage wine made from the juice of pineapples, which is produced and fermented in the similar manner as grape wines. The result is a soft, dry, fruity wine with an unmistakable pineapple bouquet.

Developed by Ms. Aguhob some three years ago, XUCA Food Dept.’s “Sweet Pineapple” wine has yet to be taken up for commercial production by a private investor, although the Jesuit community of XU has been enjoying it as a table wine for some time now.

More recently, Ms. Aguhob undertook the development of a sweet wine from the Bengal Currant, more popularly known hereabouts as the Karanda, or caramba, caranda, caraunda or perunkila in other places around the country.

Ms. Aguhob was constrained to develop the Karanda wine after Mr. Lewke, planted some 300 shrubs of the plant in the slopes of Manresa, the sprawling campus of the Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA) in Upper Carmen began to bear fruit.

The karanda is a small fruit resembling a purple grape, with a berry-like flavor which can usually be harvested from May to October. It is a rank-growing, straggly, woody, climbing shrub, usually growing to 10 or 15 ft (3-5 m) high, sometimes ascending to the tops of tall trees; and rich in white, gummy latex. It may have great potential as an intercrop since it has been observed to climb and thrive on fruit trees like mango and avocado.

The karanda is native and common throughout much of India, Myanmar and Malacca and dry areas of Sri Lanka and has been growing in Java and around Jakarta, Indonesia. The karanda first fruited in the Philippines in 1915 from seeds sent by the Middle Egypt Botanic Garden in 1912 and P.J. Wester (who sent the second and third batches of seeds) described it in 1918 as “one of the best small fruits introduced into the Philippines within recent years.”

Analyses made in India and the Philippines show ripe karanda has the following nutritional vauies: calories, 338-342/lb (745-753/kg); moisture, 83.17-83.24%; protein, 0.39-0.66%; fat, 2.57-4.63%; carbohydrate, 0.51-0.94%; sugar, 7.35-11.58%; fiber, 0.62-1.81%; ash, 0.66-0.78 %. Ascorbic acid content has been reported as 9-11 mg per 100 g. The karanda fruit and its leaves, roots, and bark also have many applications in herbal folkloric medicine.

Although initially developed by Ms. Aguhob as a jam, it did not pass the “taste test” among the XUCA’s resident club of tasters who found it tasted rather flat. However, when Ms.Aguhob developed it as one of her sweet wines instead, it instantly found praise with the department’s resident connoisseurs who found its taste and color at par, if not better than ‘sweet red wines’ sold in groceries and supermarkets.

Entrepreneurs who are interested to undertake the commercial production of guyabano, pinapple or Karanda sweet wines may contact Ms. Sylvia T. Aguhob through her email address staguhob@yahoo.com.

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Oro to host nat’l arnis tournament


The Cagayan de Oro Arnis Association is set to host the 2nd National Inter-School Arnis Tournament in March, this year.

This as the city government through City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano is making the necessary preparations to ensure the success of the said national sports event.

Already, Mayor Emano sought assistance from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to provide such equipment as paddle stick, head gear, hand gear, chin gear, groin protector, rubber mat and score board.

The mayor said that supporting national sports event like this will not only boost the promotion of sports but will also serve as an avenue to discover and hone the talents of young Filipino martial arts enthusiasts.

Among the local arnis instructors are retired Police Supt. Honorio Cervantes, who had served as city police director of Cagayan de Oro, and self-defense instructor Samuel Cantal.

Golden Chronicle (http://www.freewebs.com/g1chronicle/sports.htm)

Padulong daw na sa proposed 18 storey building or multilevel carpark (i'm not sure which one structure ang mamaterialized), yung open field before sa MCDo galing hi-way.

wow, ok na nga project ah, nag una ug himo ug walkway bisan wala pa ang building hehe. morag kinahanglan na pod bitaw ug car park ang ketkai, nag anam kadako ang mall pero ang parking area as is or nag anam kagamay. kung high rise ang itukod that would be the first in northern mindanao.

murag multi level basement carpark ang itukod.. diha atbang sa Robinsons.. then department store kuno ang taas.. I wonder kung kini na ba tong rumor nga mag tukod ug Rustans dept store sa ketkai...:)

wow, ok na nga project ah, nag una ug himo ug walkway bisan wala pa ang building hehe. morag kinahanglan na pod bitaw ug car park ang ketkai, nag anam kadako ang mall pero ang parking area as is or nag anam kagamay. kung high rise ang itukod that would be the first in northern mindanao.

hehe..to pressure tingali the koreans para itukod na ang 18 storey buildng...:lol: "hoy! nia na ang skywalk, aha na ang inyong building???!!!" :lol:

mas ok kung ang hi-rise didto sa pikas atbang ibutang (old carpark), unya kanang diha sa walkway ketkai gihapon para layo na ang expansion, unya in the future walkway na pod padulong sa ororama, hahaha. tanawon nato ug makapildi sa MOA.

Grabe ha.. All out Opening!! Now CDeO threads are sooooo agressive..

Hehehe..oonga eh...mejo marami rami na rin kasi tayo..

mas ok kung ang hi-rise didto sa pikas atbang ibutang (old carpark), unya kanang diha sa walkway ketkai gihapon para layo na ang expansion, unya in the future walkway na pod padulong sa ororama, hahaha. tanawon nato ug makapildi sa MOA.

way problema...daghan pa man sad bakanteng lote sa ketkai..kanang kilid ug likod sa mandaue foam ug Allied bank, bakante pa kaayo..pero naa nay tag iya.. Philamlife is one.. okay na dili hilabtan ang mga carpark..

wow, ok na nga project ah, nag una ug himo ug walkway bisan wala pa ang building hehe. morag kinahanglan na pod bitaw ug car park ang ketkai, nag anam kadako ang mall pero ang parking area as is or nag anam kagamay. kung high rise ang itukod that would be the first in northern mindanao.

Sa ngayon, ang purpose ng walkway is to connect the Rosario strip to its main mall. Maganda din kung magkaintindihan ang ketkai at Ororama na idugtong thru walkway.

i think possible yan (ororama - ketkai connection) diba ang farmers plaza connected sa araneta and gateway mall? cdo could do the same trick para mas ok.

Repost lang LKK walkway update

photos by Exile

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aha ni dapit?likod sa ket kai? murag pangit man...

Kasi lahat sila under ng Araneta whreas ang Ororama is out of Ketkai's control. But that is nice idea and hoping they realized it. If materialized, Ororama - LKK - Robinson mall connected each other, sarap naman maglakwatsa parang under one roof nalang.

aha ni dapit?likod sa ket kai? murag pangit man...

wait hanap tayo sketch galing google earth.

the red one is the skywalk..
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Ayan na, FX to the rescue.

BTW, welcome keanu rem!!! Ubani kami kanunay diri sa atong thread ha....:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

hehe..nsa photobucket ko na kasi yan...post lang...:) IMHO, ok naman sya.. for sure may mga gagawin pa silang beautification jan..

Ayan na, FX to the rescue.

BTW, welcome keanu rem!!! Ubani kami kanunay diri sa atong thread ha....:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


:) :banana: ok no probs...:banana:

hehe..nsa photobucket ko na kasi yan...post lang...:) IMHO, ok naman sya.. for sure may mga gagawin pa silang beautification jan..

^^ FX, yung yellow area is still vacant lot? unsa ilang plano dha why they create that skywalk connected (ba?) from the ket kai bldg. to the yellow area? :cheers:

maayong adlaw mindanao! ang mindanao gipalibutan ug mga progresibo nga syudad. ania ang pipila ka mga inila:

1. cagayan de oro
2. iligan
3. dipolog
4. zamboanga
5. cotabato
6. kidapawan
7. general santos
8. digos
9. davao
10. tagum
11. surigao
12. butuan

naa sa tunga:
1. valencia
2. malaybalay

mabuhi ang mindanao, usbaw!

Island economy on the move!

@keanu..

ahmmm... 18 storey comm'l building...

@keanu..

ahmmm... 18 storey comm'l building...

i c...it's already a decade to have that Mixed Use Building in that area. I still do hope na madayon na jud na. :)

so sa una pa diay ang plan? mga korean man ang investor ani daw...:)

future building of CDO...

teka may problema ata...

hehehe...mejo... change the settings of your photobucket...ibutang sa 15" screen bai...kanang 800x600 lang..:)

so sa una pa diay ang plan? mga korean man ang investor ani daw...:)

yup...nakita na namin yung perspective ng building na itatayo jan...yup korean investors and constructor but i don't know kung madayon ba jud...let's just hope...

tingali kay gibutangan na man ug skywalk leading to the lot.. dapat lang...hehe

try ulit...


let's dream on...may one of the building like this at CDO...


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haha...possible in several decades to come...:)

http://www.islandsproperties.com/properties/commercial/misor-cag-cm-464/images/cm-464-02.JPG

South Diversion Road

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Park Cafe - Divisoria

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"Boom Tarak Tarak" in action

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parang ang bilis...i was supposed to drop by there this afternoon.. but, mejo tinamad na..hehe

^^ murag nindot ang ila i-atop diha, bai, kay ingon to ilang taga engineering nga sa Manila pa gikan ang gamiton nga material. Nalimot lang ko kung unsa to ngalan ato nga material.

parehas tingali adtong mga white umbrella-like structures sa may malate..:) nice gihapon...:)

Magsaysay Park - Divisoria
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from flckr

St. Augustine Cathedral

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from flickr

Southern Downtown

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from flicker

Xavier University Chapel

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from flickr:Erick

Gardens of Malasag

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News: May nasunog na building dito...

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Hmmm.. Doha? Dubai?

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CDO: the best ang mga jeepneys dito!:)

lew mao ni ang "trapal" sa mts..its a tensile structure nga gigamitan ug "trapal" pero mumurahin lang ito, di ito yung teflon coated fabric structure :D

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i still remember that i will not rode a jeep kung walang 'music' sa loob..

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CDO: the best ang mga jeepneys dito!:)

sinabi mo...pagdating ng mga pinsan ko last december galing manila, manghang mangha sa mga jeepneys at taxis dito...Ang gaganda at ang babago raw..:)

;11530527']lew mao ni ang "trapal" sa mts..its a tensile structure nga gigamitan ug "trapal" pero mumurahin lang ito, di ito yung teflon coated fabric structure :D

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thanks for the effort...pero hindi pa rin nagbabago ang isip ko..:D hindi kaya liparin yan ni bagyong milenyo?:lol:

unsa man ka oi, mao na may uso karon :D the glass design sa gaisano is so passe, dili man sab polluted nang area sa ketkai :D mura gud ug sa greenbelt, open elevated walkways :D

i still remember that i will not rode a jeep kung walang 'music' sa loob..

kami rin...:lol: :lol: busa luoy kaayo ang mga jeep nga mejo outdated.. way laing sakyan ang mga tao kung dili Donsals jeepney..:)

;11530622']unsa man ka oi, mao na may uso karon :D the glass design sa gaisano is so passe, dili man sab polluted nang area sa ketkai :D mura gud ug sa greenbelt, open elevated walkways :D

okay ra nang case sa GB kay daghan man high rise ang surroundings. mu blend ra.. pero ang ketkai, deserted pa kaayo, kaya, murag walay appeal ang mga ing ana nga style...IMO..

okay ra nang case sa GB kay daghan man high rise ang surroundings. mu blend ra.. pero ang ketkai, deserted pa kaayo, kaya, murag walay appeal ang mga ing ana nga style...IMO..

ikaw gud..:D ika may tag dira, usahay ra man ko naa sa Cdo :D

Hehe..Pero base on Exile's update.. murag ing ana jud.. hinaot lang unta nga puti nga trapal ilang gamiton ug dili fenk...:D

aesthetically speaking, i don't like that kind of material to be used for roofing. napaka cheap!

Tama ka! Diba mas okey yung bridge ng gaisano? dapat clear glass nga lang...para mas cosmo ang dating.. ala gateway..

mas ok yung nasa gaisano as long as may maintenance...kasi yung material na thick white cloth is good for beaches...bagay doon gamitin...

agree..

okey rin yung wall ng atrium(ketkai)..

^^ murag nindot ang ila i-atop diha, bai, kay ingon to ilang taga engineering nga sa Manila pa gikan ang gamiton nga material. Nalimot lang ko kung unsa to ngalan ato nga material.

naa posibility na PVC Coated Polyester or Polymer Fabric otherwise known as tent...flexible man na nga material mao na trend karon..

so mao na ang term? thanks @agaton...

bettr late than neva,

CONGRATS for the 10th thread.

wala gani ko naka post sa 9th, speed kaayo ang postings.

:lurker:

Oro Chamber lays groundwork for Mindanao ICT Business Council

By Mike Baños

Cagayan de Oro City- The Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber) will host a strategic assessment workshop on January 31, 2007 in this city to explore the viability for a Cagayan de Oro Business Council for Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Heidi Grace P. Mendoza, Oro Chamber secretary-general, said the council will initially bring together existing ICT sectoral organizations to give them a stronger, united voice for the industry.

“Initially, we aim to create an ICT Conveners’ Group,” Mendoza said. “We envision a body to plan, execute and coordinate ICT programs and projects on investment promotion, business matching, business development, human resource development, policy advocacy and capacity building.”

Expected to join the workshop are the Cagayan de Oro Computer Dealers Association, Cagayan de Oro Software Developers Association, Computer Animators Group, internet café operators association and the newly created Telecoms and Power Development Group of Cagayan de Oro.

“We have also invited ICT representatives from chambers in Zamboanga, General Santos, Davao and Iligan to sound them out on the prospects for a Mindanao-wide ICT business council in the future,” Mendoza said.

The Oro Chamber first started discussing the concept of a united voice for the ICT sector in June, 2006 when it hosted the 1st Northern Mindanao Business Summit on ICT which sought to generate interest in opportunities which had opened to local investors as a result of new trends in ICT.

In September, 2006, some 400 participants from all over Mindanao flocked to Cagayan de Oro for the 5th Mindanao ICT Congress. The two-day congress identified key players in the ICT sectors from business, academe and government who then established the Mindanao ICT Agenda.

Mendoza said the congress has also invited officers and representatives from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the American Chamber of Commerce, and others from key support industries and institutions in the private and public sectors involved in telecoms infrastructure, training and regulation.

Cagayan de Oro now leads the ICT industry in Mindanao with its nascent business process outsourcing (BPO) industry which includes three call centers with over 1,000 seats and more entrants expected this year, two medical transcription firms, and over a hundred other companies involved in software development, internet café operations, graphics animation, and telecommunications.

The ICT Profile provided by the DTI-Misamis Oriental office describes the ICT infrastructure in Cagayan de Oro as being traversed by two major backbones: PLDT's 10 gigabytes per second (gbps) Digital Fiber Optic Backbone (DFOB) which is directly connected to five international submarine cable systems in the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asian region with onward connections to North America, the Middle East and Western Europe, supported by an extensive Digital Microwave Backbone; and Telicphil's 10 gbps National Digital Transmission Network, a 2,762 kms. fiber optic backbone facility that originates from Cuyapo, Isabela in the north and terminates in Cagayan de Oro in the south.

“Connectivity is important in the call center industry,” said Engr. Teodoro Buenavista, NTC-X regional director and member of the Regional Information Technology and E-Commerce Committee of Region 10 (RITECC-10) e-cluster group.

Bautista stressed it is not only connectivity in hardware but between the local players that the local BPO industry needs to maintain an edge over the competition, hence the imperative need for an ICT business council.

“RITECC-X will continue to push public-private partnership in three areas of development : policy, implementation and advocacy,” Bautista said.

The Department of Trade and Industry says the Philippines is fast catching up with India as the “Call Center Capital of Asia” due to the increasing costs of doing business in G-7 countries.

A 2005 study conducted by research firm Frost and Sullivan, reveals that the Philippine call center industry now ranks ninth in the Asian region with $9.8-million invested in hardware and software as of 2005, trailing its English-speaking rivals: India ($21 million) and Singapore ($20.3 million). From only a handful of call centers at the start of 2000, there is now an estimated 105 call center companies in the country, or double the figure from 2003.

www.kagay-an.com

Hala ka choy ni ANgeLes woi! :D

Hello.... The last time I've been to CDO was back in Jan 05... I remember passing thru a huge u/c hospital... can anyone tell me the name and is it finished? I dont know if thats the tallest building in CDO.. correct me if im wrong

@sarcasticity, maybe you're referring to Capitol Medical City owned by Cagayan Capitol University along Lapasan Highway. That's one of the tallest since we have also Maxandrea hotel and Polymedic Hospital which maybe the same height.

Hala ka choy ni ANgeLes woi! :D

kinsa nga angeles?

Hello.... The last time I've been to CDO was back in Jan 05... I remember passing thru a huge u/c hospital... can anyone tell me the name and is it finished? I dont know if thats the tallest building in CDO.. correct me if im wrong

This one.. This is Capitol Medical City.. This is not the tallest in CDO.. Maxandrea hotel is..

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Maxandrea Hotel

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Kidding...:D 'to ang totoo..:D

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Maxandrea Hotel

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:okay: seamless! nice one lew!

there is a rumor nga ang Capitol Medical City palitunon daw sa Familia angeles and will rename it Lewis Angeles Memorial hospital...

Hehe..the technology of copy&paste...:lol:

;11544077']there is a rumor nga ang Capitol Medical City palitunon daw sa Familia angeles and will rename it Lewis Angeles Memorial hospital...

Pirma nlng ni atty ang kulang...:)

i hate that place...it reminds me of...

what place? Gusa?

yung hospital na iyan...huhhuhuhuhu

Ohhh... dili na ko mangutana ngano...:)

News at CDO..as of 30Jan.2007

opisyal pili-an pagka-mayor
Ni Annabelle L. Ricalde

UPAT ka mga opisyal ang gitumbok sa mayor nga pilian sa partido PaDayon Pilipino isip kandidato pagka mayor sa siyudad sa umaabot piliay.

Si Mayor Vicente Emano nagkanayon nga ang maong mga opisyal mao sila si Kagawad Alexander Dacer, presidenti sa Association of Barangay Council (ABC); Bise Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers; ingon man si Kagawad Juan Sia.

"Dili ko pa mahimong nganlan ang usa pero daghan ang kuwalipikado," pamahayag ni Emano.

Apan padayon nga gipasabot sa mayor nga ang partido PaDayon Pilipino maoy mopili apan kon moabot sa punto nga dili magkasinabot kinsa ang suportahan siya na mismo ang mopili.

Hinuon si Emano nipadayag nga dili pa niya mahimong ibutyag ang kumpletong lineup sa ilang partido alang sa umaabot piliay.

Samtang sa iyang bahin si Dacer nagkanayon nga kaniadto pa niya gibutyag ang iyang interes nga magpapili pagka mayor sa siyudad.

"Pangambisyon man lang gani kita kanang taas nga posisyon," matod ni Dacer dihang gihinabi sa Sun.Star Superbalita.

Apan gipasabot niini nga andam usab niyang respetuhan ang hukom sa mayor ug suportahan ang kinsa man nga mapili isip kandidato sa maong posisyon.

(Enero 30, 2007 isyu)

CITING the country's strong currency, Cagayan de Oro councilors want the city's power utility to refund its customers an unspecified amount from currency adjustment rates it may have overcharged last year.

Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) vice president Jose Edgardo Uy, however, assured that no excess charges were made on currency adjustment rates last year, adding the firm welcomes any inquiry from the City Council.

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The City Council, in a resolution passed Monday, also demanded Cepalco to explain why it has continued imposing the additional currency adjustment rates on four successive months last year when the peso had begun appreciating against the dollar.

They also want to know why Cepalco had not returned the supposedly excess charges, contrary to the Luzon-based Meralco's action to refund its customers this month due to the continued appreciation of the peso against the dollar.

But Uy assailed this, saying there was no reason to effect a refund similar to that of Meralco since the situation between the two power firms was different. He did not elaborate.

In a separate resolution, they also asked the Energy Regulatory (ERC) to strictly regulate the Currency Exchange Rate Adjustment (Cera)--one of the cost recovery mechanisms in which utilities can charge customers for every upward or downward change in the present exchange rates.

Councilors Jose Benjamin Benaldo and Edgar Cabanlas, who both rendered respective special reports on the matter, shared what they said was a growing public perception that a strong peso had done nothing to lower electric rates.

Examining his own electric bills from June, July, and September last year, Benaldo said the Cepalco had imposed during these months Cera charges of P19, P23, and P24, respectively.

At this period, the councilor noted the peso had started its upward trend, reaching to an average rate of P50.4001 to $1 in September from P53.157 to $1 in June.

While Cera can be imposed anytime by distribution utilities -- per their own assessment of real-time currency adjustments -- Benaldo said a consumer safeguard should also be in place whereby excess Cera charges can be returned automatically without the usual arm-twisting between consumer groups and power firms.

This argument was contained in a separate resolution, in which the City Council asked the ERC to strictly regulate Cera.

In the Department of Energy website, it was explained that this cost-recovery system acts as a shock absorber for any increase in maintenance expenses and foreign debt principal payments due to changes in the peso-dollar exchange rate.

But Councilor Alvin Calingin believes this type of cost recovery mechanism has been abused by power utilities, and called on ERC to put more teeth on the process of consumer refund once found out that Cera was wrongly charged.

The City Council has summoned Cepalco officials in an inquiry over the matter next Monday.

Catch APO live in CDO on Feb. 23

THE city is anticipating with excitement of the coming of The APO Hiking Society in a big revival concert on February 23, 2007 at 8 p.m. at the Atrium of Limketkai Center. These musicians cum entertainers extraordinaire are set to perform live for the North Mindanao audience.

According to their Executive Producer Vince Abad Santos of Full Swing Events Manila, the APO has made 22 record albums, hosted several television shows including their own noontime Sunday show "Sa Linggo nAPO Sila" and launched hugely successful major solo concerts and countless provincial, dinner and corporate shows.

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In the last three decades, the APO has performed in over 50 cities in the United States, in Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Japan to bring Original Pilipino Music to Filipinos worldwide. Now the residents of Northern Mindanao will have the rare chance to watch them live as they belt out their music that has brought them fame and accolades from the music industry worldwide.

The music of The APO has spanned several generations for their universal appeal and strong messages. Their revival album has topped the local charts in no time at all. Abad Santos added that many of their songs have been remade by popular local bands with equal zeal and acceptance. Tagged as the founder of the Original Pilipino Music (OPM), The APO became the first Filipino pop artists to perform at the Main Theater of New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall. They also performed at the equally prestigious Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada's musical capital.

Catch The APO live soon. Tickets are at P250, P400, P600 and P800 are available 24 hours a day at The Park Cafe and other select hotels, restaurants and establishments around the city.

For inquiries please call the ticket hotlines 854-8888, 71-8888 or 0917-718-9888.

post#106: Lisura pud basahon ana oi...:lol:

emano was one of my relatives daw kuno(?) according to my clan...

sige lang, pagbalik naku diha..mudagan ko 100meters sa pagka city councilor..support me ha! city councilor caesar ian acenas was my gud fren, graduate jud siya sa mpsc...

hehehe..ako kay mudagan pagka congressman sa 2nd district...:D dagan lang ko...:lol:

sige mandagan ta outside from the philippines rim...rather ikaw nalang dagan outside the phils. since i'm no longer there...

hahaha...cge cge..why not..:lol:

got some pics to post later..

gtg for now.. kakain muna ako..gutom na..

Dads support creation of second Oro district
by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/City Council
Date Published: 2007-01-27


LEGISLATORS this week expressed full support for the creation of a second congressional district in the city. At the regular session Wednesday presided by Vice Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers, the City Council also adopted a resolution thanking all resource persons during the public hearing conducted by the Senate committee on local governments for interposing no objection to the move.

Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya, who was one of those who attended the public hearing, cited that officials of the Department of Budget and Management, the National Statistics Office, the National Geodetic Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Bureau of Local Government Finance, among others, did not oppose the move. After the public hearing, The Power learned that the Senate committee on local government headed by Sen. Alfredo Lim approved the bill filed by Rep. Constantino Jaraula for the purpose, and is now up for its plenary approval and subsequent signing into law by the President.